Artist Statement

ARTIST’ STATEMENT

• My theme is about using art to grieve, were I want to question the notion of art being an emotional outlet for grieving. • The death of my parents and two siblings which occurred in a period of four years within a year apart from each other, and not giving me the chance to grieve properly for each one of them, has inspired me to look at the role of art processes in healing the pain of loss and grief. • My body of work is in form of an installation comprising of a textile sculpture piece sculptured in textiles and stiffened with epoxy, clay masks that will echo the notion of internal scars or emotions hidden behind the masks. Masks being a façade many wear to disguise their true emotions, a woven traditional grass mat and a projected recorded performance, showing a multiple repetition of clay sounds that were produced when kneading.